In the wake of the latest revelations of our massive, secret, invasive national security surveillance state, I’ve been trying to remind folks how we got here, and how it was that many on both the Right and Left — though far more robustly on the Right — not only allowed for these outrageous intrusions into the private lives of Americans, but actually supported them, a great deal, for well over a decade.
The hypocrisy of some, particularly those on the Right, to be “outraged” about it all now, is laughable.
Nonetheless, for some of the very important context and backstory about how we got to this place — and how, in fact, some Democrats tried (and failed) to reign in at least the most unlawful excesses of it (even while some also supported it — talking to you, Sen. Feinstein & Sen./President Obama) — Rachel Maddow’s piece from last night’s show is extremely helpful and educational…
You are right, the Maddow talk is fantastically informative and refreshes my memory for much of that material which I now remember, and fills me in on some of it that I did not know at the time. Thank you for posting this!
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